Pravin Govind Nijai v. Radhabai Govind Nijai

Bombay HC7 Jan 2026TP/6097/2025

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What is this about?

Letters of Administration — consent affidavits of all legal heirs — testamentary petition allowed and disposed — grant effective throughout State of Maharashtra — Department to issue Grant within 3 weeks — subject to office objections. Bombay High Court, Testamentary Petition No. 6097 of 2025 (cause-list code M29.TP.6097.2025), Milind N. Jadhav, J., 08.05.2026; Petitioner: Pravin Govind Nijai; deceased: Radhabai Govind Nijai; Advocate: Prabhu Velar.

What did the court decide?

Letters of Administration granted to the Petitioner (Pravin Govind Nijai) having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra; Department directed to issue the Grant within 3 weeks; disposal subject to compliance of office objections, if any. ¶¶20

Pravin Govind Nijai vs Radhabai Govind Nijai — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether Letters of Administration should be granted to the Petitioner in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Radhabai Govind Nijai, where the legal heirs have furnished consent affidavits.

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Court's answer

In view of the consent affidavits of the legal heirs, there was no impediment in allowing the Petition; the Testamentary Petition was allowed and disposed of in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause seeking Letters of Administration having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra.

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Ratio / Principle

The Department was directed to issue the Grant (Letters of Administration) within a period of 3 weeks from the date of the order, positively.

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Key takeaways

The allowance and disposal of the Testamentary Petition is subject to compliance of office objections, if any, forthwith, which shall be allowed by the Department.ratio¶¶23

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Bombay High Court (Testamentary & Intestate Jurisdiction), Milind N. Jadhav, J. (decided 08.05.2026): Testamentary Petition No. 6097 of 2025 filed by Pravin Govind Nijai for issuance of Letters of Administration in respect of the properties and credits of the deceased Radhabai Govind Nijai was allowed and disposed of. Consent affidavits dated 31.07.2025 of the legal heirs of the deceased — Mangesh Govind Nijai, Avinash Govind Nijai, Chaitali Santosh Dawne, Manish Narayan Keni and Pavan Narayan Keni — were appended to the Petition (page Nos. 23, 27, 31, 35 and 39). Finding no impediment, the Court granted Letters of Administration to the Petitioner having effect throughout the State of Maharashtra in terms of the un-numbered prayer clause, directed the Department to issue the Grant within 3 weeks positively, and made the disposal subject to compliance of office objections, if any, to be allowed by the Department.

Pravin Govind Nijai v. Radhabai Govind Nijai

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